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Valentine's Day gift guide: from jewellery to ginStuck for ideas this year? Here are our best picks, from traditional luxury chocolates to something a little more quirky -
From empty plot to dream home: how we built our houseThis young couple spotted a slice of unused land, bought it for £200,000 – and built a stylish detached house
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Bringing a 60s Dulwich house back to lifeMidcentury homes can be uninviting from the outside, but they’re wonderful spaces within. Kate Jacobs takes a tour of Francesca Forcolini’s light-filled south London home -
Rooms for improvement: how thoughtful design can transform a flatThoughtful design can transform an unpromising flat into a useful space full of natural light
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The future’s bright: 2017’s biggest new design talentsThis year’s emerging stars are united by one thing: their love of colour
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You can do your bit to support hedgehogsLetters: We ask people to create 13cm square gaps in the bottom of their boundary fences and walls to join up usable habitat
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Romantic retreats – in picturesFrom a Devon cottage to a Hebridean ‘Shelter of the Limpets’, these properties you’ll want to cling to as much as any Valentine
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Homes near airports – in picturesFrom Derbyshire to Essex via Alicante and Dalaman, these properties will let you make a quick getaway
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A house of mirrors 'n' marble – in picturesFancy yourself to be the fairest of them all? This London flat is a riot of opulence, reflected in a rent of £3,000 a week
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A house at Pooh Corner – in picturesAA Milne created his bear of little brain at this East Sussex farm – but you might be tempted to Paint it Black when you discover its other celebrity owner
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An eco home with a real buzz about it – in picturesThis property in France is just the ticket for the environmentally conscious buyer
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Homes for downsizers – in picturesThese properties, from Suffolk to Scotland, are perfect for a change in lifestyle
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Let’s move to Kirkwall and Orkney: all sea, sky and peaceLife on these isles is, if not simpler (have you tried getting from A to B on 70 islands?), then more elemental
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Let’s move to Ashbourne, Derbyshire: ‘A delightful town’The two-day Royal Shrovetide football match is its annual blood-letting
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Let’s move to Newport, Isle of Wight: ‘Its quaint alleys hide jewels’There’s plenty to discover, with a vibrant arts centre, an exciting new restaurant and eccentric attractions
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Let’s move to Scarborough, North Yorkshire: ‘Where seasiding began’It has it all – donkey rides, ice-cream sundaes, fish and chips, penny slots and a miniature railway
Scandi chic meets happy memories at a Danish fashion designer’s flat